Success and Failure: A Summary of Findings and Recommendations for Improving Elementary Reading in Massachusetts City Schools.

Ellis, Allan B.

In order to discover whether there were any inner-city elementary schools in Massachusetts which were successful in teaching children to read, a two-year study was undertaken. Results of the study, reported in this document, showed that there is no one pattern for success but that there is a process by which schools, either alone or in collaboration with other schools, can assess their strengths and weaknesses. This summary of the study outlines the problem, approaches, procedures, findings, and recommendations. (JM)